Food 21: A research program looking for measures and tools to increase food chain sustainability

Ambio

Volumn 34, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 275-282

  Andersson, Rune ^a,b   Algers, Bo ^b,c   Bergström, Lars ^b,d   Lundström, Kerstin ^b,e,f   Nybrant, Thomas ^b,g   Sjödén, Per Olow ^a  

^a Department of Soil Science ^*

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Animal Research Group   (Sweden)

^d Food 21 Project Management Group   (Sweden)

^e Division of Meat Science   (Sweden)

^f Food 21 Project Management Group   (Sweden)

^g Food 21 Project Management Group   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

EID: 22344439895     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-34.4.275     Document Type: Conference Paper

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